Basketball K God

Chapter 464 Play Reasonably!

Experts have analyzed the lineups of both sides before the game. On paper, the Grizzlies' starting lineup is stronger.From the perspective of the second lineup, the Spurs are stronger.

Of course, the Grizzlies' second team is the bottom of the 2 teams in the playoffs, and there is little doubt about it.

There were no friendly hugs between the two sides before the game. Before the game, Duncan said a rich sentence in an interview: "We are very healthy this season!"

Some media people interpreted Duncan's words: "Is Duncan alluding to the fact that they were hacked because of injuries last season?"

"Could it be that Duncan is worried about being black eight last season?"

No one knows why, it's all just speculation.

Duncan and Xiaojiasao are preparing to jump the ball near the middle circle, and the game is about to start.

At the start of the jump ball, Xiaojiasao gave the ball to Gay, and the Grizzlies seized the first wave of offensive balls.

Conley slowly dribbles the ball across half court.

It was Danny Green of the Spurs who opened the defense.

Danny Green was born in North Carolina. He was one of Xie Kai’s competitors in the 2008 draft. Who knew that he and his teammate Wayne Ellington canceled the draft and chose to stay in school, so they and Xie Kai Kai is not a rookie of the same class.

Although Danny Green is only a second-round pick, Xie Kai doesn't think his strength is just that.He was a very good 3-point shooter and defender in college. Together with Wayne Ellington, he supported North Carolina's second and third positions.If it weren't for the fact that he was too old at the time of the draft, it would be impossible for him to be so late in the draft.

When Xie Kai participated in the draft in 2008, Danny Green and Wayne Ellington, the two No. 2 players from North Carolina, were his competitors in the draft.Unexpectedly, at the last moment before the draft report deadline, the two chose to stay in school, which aroused a lot of discussion at the time.

This also objectively allowed Xie Kai to catch the last train in the first round, and Danny Green and the others successfully won the NCAA championship in the second year, which can be regarded as a good harvest.

The physical fitness of Danny Green, who was born in North Carolina, is not outstanding among the league's flanks, but he has good speed, a good defensive foundation, and most importantly, he is young and full of energy.

Danny Green has been pestering Xie Kai to prevent him from receiving the ball. He defends very tightly but does not move much. He is a technical defender and very difficult to deal with.

"Today is really tight. This young Spurs player is really good at defense. You can see that he moves very well. Popovich is so good. He was sent to consume Xie Kai!" Director Zhang commented.

Conley did not risk passing to Xie Kai, but gave the ball to the high-ranking sister-in-law.

Xiaojiasao holds the ball in a high position, faces Dior, and distributes the ball to the black bear in the low position.

The black bear forcefully stunned, turned around and shot a jumper—strike the iron!
Leonard flew to accept the rebound and handed it to Parker to advance.

Parker came over with the ball, and after a high pick-and-roll with Duncan, he broke through the outside line, and Danny Green caught the ball and scored Dior.

Dior made a jump shot—none!

The Black Bears took the rebound.

Conley dribbled the ball across half court and gave it to Rudy Gay, who wanted the ball on the right wing.

Guarding Gay is this season's No. 15 rookie Kawhi Leonard.

Leonard graduated from San Diego State University, with a height of 201cm and a weight of 102kg.At the small forward position, his height is not considered tall, but his 221cm wingspan and those big hands that don't fit his figure give him a natural defensive body talent.Coupled with the training in Popo's hands, although he averaged only 7.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game this season, his defensive efficiency is very good, and his off-ball performance is also very good. He is a player with great potential.

A player with a pick like Leonard naturally couldn't have been acquired by the No. [-] Spurs in the West with their own draft picks. He was selected by the Pacers and then traded to the Spurs.The Spurs also paid a lot of money to get him. They traded George Hill, a down-to-earth combo guard, and it was bloody.

Xie Kai lamented that Popovich is really powerful and courageous. He dared to let the first-year Leonard start and let the All-Star guard Ginobili play as a substitute.Among the 1 coaches in the league, no more than 30 dare to do so.

Gay singled out Leonard, turned his back to resist, and found that the opponent's tonnage and strength were sufficient. He was not the kind of rookie who was like a piece of paper. He turned to the basket and broke through to the basket. - Strike the iron!
The black bear fouled while grabbing a rebound!

The Spurs have the ball!
The Spurs attacked, and Parker used Duncan to cover and made a mid-range hit, giving the team the lead.

The Grizzlies attacked, Gay hit Leonard again, and the turnaround jump shot was cut off by the opponent!
Parker got the ball and made a transition, and Danny Green chased for a 3-hit!
The Spurs playing at home played a 5:0 offensive climax! The fans of the home team in the AT&T Center Arena were excited and cheered, making the scene extraordinarily lively.

Xu Jicheng was a little dissatisfied with the offense of the Grizzlies: "The Grizzlies play too hard, and the offense has too many singles."

Director Zhang said: "The Grizzlies' play is indeed not reasonable enough. The offense must be reasonable. Can you beat the Spurs with singles? Do you think you are Kobe?"

Amidst the noise at the scene, Xie Kai dribbled the ball across halftime.

The little sister-in-law came up to cover!
Xie Kai tried to break through with the help of cover, but the opponent suddenly came up to flank him.

Xie Kai took advantage of the width of the court, took the ball to the right, and then took the opportunity to pass the ball to the high-ranking sister-in-law.

The little sister-in-law got a chance, he took a step in, and then made a mid-range shot from the open space—short!
Leonard turned around, took the rebound, and gave it to Parker to counterattack!
The Spurs counterattacked, Dior made a second pass to Duncan under the basket and hit a goal-7:0!

Grizzlies timeout!
The Spurs relied on a wave of rapid operations in the opening game and used a wave of 7:0 attacks to set the tone for the game.In the Western Conference finals last season, their core players were injured, and the lineup was too old, and they were helplessly beaten by young opponents.It's really "fist is afraid of the young", that's right.

But who would have thought that the Spurs after one season, although the inside core is still dull, but the wings have been replaced by a young combination like Leonard and Green.These two young guys are good defensively, and they performed very well off the ball.You must know that Richard Jefferson's poor performance in the Western Conference finals last season is still vivid.But if he had been a little stronger, the series would not have ended so soon.

"Director Zhang, what adjustments do you think the Grizzlies should make?" Xu Jicheng asked.

Director Zhang said: "They have to play reasonably. Those who get the ball don't make blind breakthroughs at every turn. They don't create opportunities and get blocked instead. On the contrary, the best players thank Kai but don't get any balls. This is unreasonable!"

(End of this chapter)